Winslow v. Copeland
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Debt on a bond, dated July 21, 1835. The condition of the bond was, “ that whereas for a valuable consideration, we have agreed with and promised the said obligees, to sell and convey to them by good and sufficient deeds of warranty, within four months from July 17, 1835, township No. one,” called the Fowler and Ely township, and described in the bond, “ provided they pay or cause to be paid their drafts and notes, dated July 17, 1835, payable to their own order with…
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Debt on a bond, dated July 21, 1835. The condition of the bond was, “ that whereas for a valuable consideration, we have agreed with and promised the said obligees, to sell and convey to them by good and sufficient deeds of warranty, within four months from July 17, 1835, township No. one,” called the Fowler and Ely township, and described in the bond, “ provided they pay or cause to be paid their drafts and notes, dated July 17, 1835, payable to their own order with interest in four months from date, as follows, viz. one draft each by said Winslow and Bugbee, for the sum of $3795, and one…
1Opinion of the Court
The case was continued for advisement, and at a subsequent term the opinion of the Court was drawn up by
Emery J.
Notwithstanding the wide range of able argument which this case has elicited on the subject of the eighteen requested instructions, we conceive that the cause is ultimately to be settled on the decision of but few of the questions which have been so elaborately argued.
The action is debt on bond. The plea is that it is not the deed of the defendants ; and in a brief statement they set forth the deed and say, that they have been always ready to perform all things on their part to be…
2Cited by1 opinion
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